Summary This is for a pharmacist supervisor with the Aleda E. Lutz Veteran Affairs Medical Center. Candidate must be a licensed pharmacist who works independently under the Associate Chief, Pharmacy Operations, or designee, and is responsible for providing and coordinating optimal pharmaceutical care activities in the Inpatient and Outpatient Pharmacies. Responsibilities VA Careers - Pharmacy: https://youtube.com/embed/Fn_ickNBEws Duties include but are not limited to: Acts as the liaison between the Pharmacy and Aleda E. Lutz Medical Center and Patient Advocates. Develops and revises Inpatient/Outpatient Pharmacy policies and procedures with input from front line staff. Ensures the Inpatient/Outpatient Pharmacy is compliant with applicable Federal, VA, and local policies. Participates in medical center and departmental goal planning and quality improvement activities. Strives to achieve VA and departmental performance metrics. Immediately responsible for the Clinical Pharmacists. Arranges huddles for pharmacy staff as to maintain daily communication with staff and inform staff of current updates/changes. Participates and contributes to the development of the department monthly meeting assuring staff can attend within workload constraints. Ensures that monthly meeting minutes are communicated to staff unable to attend the monthly meeting. Responsible for approving and denying leave requests, including but not limited to annual and sick leave, for the Inpatient/Outpatient Pharmacy staff. Recognizes and encourages career development of staff. Continually evaluates the Inpatient/Outpatient Pharmacy for opportunities for improvement. Completes job performance evaluations, recommendations for awards, and/or disciplinary actions for the Inpatient/Outpatient Pharmacy staff, and makes recommendations to the Associate Chief, Pharmacy Operations, or designee, when appropriate. Develops performance standards that are realistic, challenging and support the organizational mission, vision, and goals. Ensures that employees meet performance standards and competencies and identifies areas for improvement as needed. Effectively manages personnel and works towards resolving all labor relations issues. Serves on medical center and VISN committees as assigned. Follows policies/procedure/regulations for maintaining All-Hazards Emergency Cache (AHEC). May serve as a back-up in the absence of designated AHEC manager. Ensures pharmacy follows policies/procedures/regulations for Controlled Substances. Responsible for the Pharmacy budgetary responsible including inpatient and outpatient areas of pharmacy service, to include any needed budgetary execution. The Inpatient/Outpatient Pharmacy Supervisor is frequently required to handle stressful situations in the department, defuse potential crises, devise, and implement appropriate office management procedures, and resolve situations requiring knowledge and initiative. Work Schedule: Monday- Friday 7:30am-4:30pm or 8:00am-4:30pm Telework: Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 91913-0 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical examination. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. Qualifications Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy Education: (1) Graduate of an Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) accredited College or School of Pharmacy with a baccalaureate degree in pharmacy (BS Pharmacy) and/or a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree. Verification of approved degree programs may be obtained from the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, 20 North Clark Street, Suite 2500, Chicago, Illinois 60602-5109; phone: (312) 664-3575, or through their Web site at: http://www.acpe-accredit.org/. (NOTE: Prior to 2005 ACPE accredited both baccalaureate and Doctor of Pharmacy terminal degree program. Today the sole degree is Doctor of Pharmacy.) (2) Graduates of foreign pharmacy degree programs meet the educational requirement if the 2 graduate is able to provide proof of achieving the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Commission (FPGEC) Certification, which includes passing the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Examination (FPGEE) and the Test of English as a Foreign Language Internet Based Test (TOEFL iBT). Licensure: Full, current and unrestricted license to practice pharmacy in a State, Territory, Commonwealth of the United States (i.e., Puerto Rico), or the District of Columbia. The pharmacist must maintain current registration if this is a requirement for maintaining full, current, and unrestricted licensure. A pharmacist who has, or has ever had, any license(s) revoked, suspended, denied, restricted, limited, or issued/placed in a probationary status may be appointed only in accordance with the provisions in VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Chapter 3, section B, paragraph 16. May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria). English Language Proficiency. Pharmacists must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), and 7407(d) Grandfathering Provision Employees grandfathered into the GS-660 occupational series may be reassigned, promoted up to and including the full performance (journey) level, or changed to lower grade within the occupation, but may not be promoted beyond the journey level or placed in supervisory or managerial positions Grade Determinations: GS-13: Pharmacy Supervisor. Responsible for the professional and administrative management of an assigned area in pharmacy service, to include budgetary execution. Such individuals have responsibilities for supervising multiple pharmacists and technicians. Manages people, maintains effective interdepartmental relations, and cooperates with other services to
